One of the thing that really helped kick my weight loss into high gear this time around has been smoothies.  Everyday for lunch I now have a protein/fruit packed smoothie and that has seemed to make a very big difference overall.  My favorite smoothie is here.    The only change that I made was to use a whole banana instead of just a half.  And I must say, this is a delicious way to have a 350 calorie lunch!  I have a major sweet tooth and I used to crave something sweet everyday after lunch (probably because for years I had a Starbucks white mocha everyday after lunch!).  This smoothie has enough sweetness to wipe out any desire for something more after. 

Something else I do daily to help fight the good fight is to drink plenty of water.  I strive to drink approximately 90 ounces of water a day.  It sounds like a lot but I have a 32 ounce water bottle that I just have to fill up three times.  It’s usually filled up in the morning, early afternoon, and early evening.  I’ve noticed on days when I don’t get much water in my system, I feel more sluggish and icky.  When I was pregnant, I drank water like crazy and I really think that contributed to my daughter being a very healthy baby when she was born.  I found this article on shapefit.com that gives even more info and good reasons to keep your water intake high.